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Isn’t funny how we check our mailbox everyday but we rarely receive a card or letter any more? It’s quicker to text or message someone, but I think we’re losing something personal by moving away from old fashioned cards and notes. That’s why I loved this idea for transforming old sketches into note cards shared…
If you know how to do single crochet you can make this fun and colorful cosmetics bag! This project is a great stash buster, too, because you can mix and match the colors to suit the yarns you have on hand.
Here’s a fun recycle craft that will be useful for organizing papers. Christine’s Crafts made her organizer from a cereal box. We all have them, right? Check out her tutorial which explains everything you need to know. While you’re on her blog be sure to check out her other projects and her gardening section, too.
Michelle from Bijou Bead Boutique is teaching herself the art of wire weaving to make jewelry. I’ve watched a few videos but I’ve never tried it. It looks very creative! Michelle says she’s currently into crochet, wire wrapped jewelry and travel but her interests change. Drop by and check out the lovely works she’s done!
You’ll find lots of inspiration in this round up of 20 Butterfly Crafts curated by Julie of Sum of Their Stories. You’ll find butterflies made from a variety of mediums from paper to embroidery. Julie’s blog is loaded with cute projects, you’ll want to check out her crochet and embroidery tutorials in particular.
Check out this beautiful mixed media flamingo. It’s watercolor embellished with embroidery. I love it! Bev of Flamingo Toes assures us it’s not difficult to do and the end result is so nice it would be worth the effort, even if you have to make a practice run. Be sure to drop by her blog…
This week’s featured project had my head spinning with possibilities. Unique Creations By Anita used epoxy resin to create a set of drawer pulls with a little steampunk flair. The post gives detailed instructions plus she talks about her experiments with pigments and demonstrates a couple of projects using the finished product. My favorite was…
Summer bags are such a riot of color and texture. Every year I look forward to choosing a new bag. Sometimes I’ll pick a straw bag, other years it will be macrame or jute. This year I decided to try my hand at making one. This farmers market bag is crocheted using cotton yarn and…
We’re having a Christmas in July challenge and you’re invited to join in! My project is a set of gift box napkin rings inspired by some I saw on Wayfair. Theirs are some sort of metal, but I thought it would be fun and challenging to make paper boxes and use Christmas scrapbook paper.
Love the transformation of a first communion dress to a perfectly perfect Mary Poppins costume. Loni of Clearwater Cottage did a wonderful job and her little girl is the cutest model! Drop by the blog and browse the posts for more fun costume and home decor ideas.
I’ve always been curious to try making one of those explosion boxes. They seem like a ton of fun and I’m a sucker for pretty papers. The downside is the majority of box demos link to svg files and I don’t always have access to a personal cutter. This tutorial for an explosion box from…
This week’s feature is a fun crocheted guitar cuddler from T’onna at Sew Crafty Crochet. If you haven’t seen T’onna’s work, you’re in for a treat! I look forward to seeing her clever creations. They’re always colorful and appropriate for everyone. This was a present for her husband. Some of my favorite projects are the…
